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Email suggests facilitation of a meeting between Masayoshi Son and Donald Trump, hinting at possible financial coordination and foreign influence

The exchange links a high‑profile billionaire (Masayoshi Son) with the President (Donald Trump) and mentions arranging a meeting and ‘financial guys.’ While the email lacks concrete amounts, dates, or Sender Jeffrey E. references ‘inner circle’ and a possible meeting with Donald Trump arriving at 5 p Landon Thomas Jr., a New York Times financial reporter, is the recipient and appears to be facilit

Date
November 11, 2025
Source
House Oversight
Reference
House Oversight #032985
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Summary

The exchange links a high‑profile billionaire (Masayoshi Son) with the President (Donald Trump) and mentions arranging a meeting and ‘financial guys.’ While the email lacks concrete amounts, dates, or Sender Jeffrey E. references ‘inner circle’ and a possible meeting with Donald Trump arriving at 5 p Landon Thomas Jr., a New York Times financial reporter, is the recipient and appears to be facilit

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russiapolitical-networkingtax-policyfinancial-flowforeign-influencemasayoshi-sonimmigrationfinancial-facilitationtrumphouse-oversightpotential-insider-information

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From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] Sent: 3/3/2017 4:36:56 PM To: Thomas Jr., Landon Subject: Re: Masa they believe all on track, . tax policy, big changes. . law and order and immigration. . . jobs. . however russia not going away anytime soon. . lots of people with magnifiying glasses. On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Thomas Jr., Landon < > wrote: OK. Let me see what I can do. What is the latest from the inner circle? On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 11:27 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: great , thanks, or new york , or this weekend as donald arrives at 5pm tonight On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 11:26 AM, Thomas Jr., Landon < wrote: Seems to me he is a natural guy for you; he is going to be in Florida in March for some Trump event. I know some of his financial guys pretty well: I might try to facilitate something if you are not opposed. On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 11:17 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: have not met On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 9:57 AM, Thomas Jr., Landon <1.1> wrote: Have you met Masa yet? Seems to me he is a person you should know and you are a person he should know. https://www.nytimes.com/2o17/03/o3/business/dealbook/masayoshi-son-sprint-and-a-bet-on- the-trump-economy.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story- heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news Landon Thomas, Jr. Financial Reporter New York Times http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/landon jr thomas/ind ex.htnnl please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected], and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved Landon Thomas, Jr. Financial Reporter New York Times http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/landon jr thomas/inde x.html please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected], and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved Landon Thomas, Jr. Financial Reporter New York Times http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/landon jr thomas/index. html please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected], and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved

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